TWO BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMPS AND STANDS
TWO BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMPS AND STANDS

CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

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TWO BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMPS AND STANDS
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high max.
來源
London art market, 1997.
展覽
Munich, Prähistorische Staatssamlung München, Rom und Byzanz: Archäologische Kostbarkeiten aus Bayern, 1998-1999.

拍品專文

PUBLISHED:
L. Wamser & G. Zahlhaas, Rom und Byzanz: Arcäologische Kostbarkeiten aus Bayern (exhibition catalogue), Munich, 1998, pp. 87-88, no. 82.

The fish was an important symbol in early Christian art; Augustine of Hippo explained that this was because the Greek word for fish, ichthys, was an acrostic for 'Iēsous Christos, Theou Yios, Sōtēr', which translates as 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour'.

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